Tim Sherwood bids farewell to ‘Tottenham legend’ Jermain Defoe

Tottenham will bid farewell to Jermain Defoe this week – with boss Tim Sherwood hailing him as a club legend.

England striker Defoe, who has scored 143 goals in two spells with Spurs, is about to complete his move to Toronto in the MLS.

A hamstring strain means the 31-year-old will miss the chance to sign off with another goal at White Hart Lane, but he will be on the pitch at half-time of the Europa League last-32 clash with Dnipro to say his goodbyes.

Sherwood said: ‘Jermain Defoe is, possibly along with Jimmy Greaves, one of the best goalscorers this club has ever seen.

‘He always played with all his heart whenever he put on the shirt. Everyone appreciated his efforts and he certainly is a legend at this club.’

Jermain Defoe is off to play in the MLS (Picture: Getty)

Defoe’s absence means the goalscoring duties will once again fall to Emmanuel Adebayor and Roberto Soldado.

The Spaniard missed an open goal in Spurs’ 1-0 first-leg defeat in Ukraine and has found the net just once in his past 11 games.

‘Robbie knows his time has come and hopefully that will be tomorrow,’ added Sherwood.

‘Now is the time for one to ricochet off his backside and go in, and then he can go on a run like Adebayor has.’